Coaching is a forward-focused partnership designed to help you get from where you are now to where you want to be. It's a space for honest reflection, strategic planning, and unwavering accountability. As your coach, I am not here to tell you what to do, but to empower you with the clarity and tools to find your own answers and create the life you desire.

Therapy is an essential and valuable process that often focuses on healing the past. Coaching, by contrast, is for individuals who are ready to move forward. We focus on clarifying your vision, identifying your strengths, and creating a strategic plan to achieve your goals now and in the future. While a coach can help you uncover limiting beliefs, we don't diagnose or treat trauma. Think of it as the difference between healing from yesterday and intentionally building for tomorrow. Think of a Therapist as your Doctor and your Coach as a Personal Trainer at the gym, working on targeted goals to move you forward in your journey. I have more on this in a Substack post linked here.

The per-session cost of a professional coach is higher than that of a therapist, especially if therapy is covered by insurance. This is because coaching and therapy, while both transformative, serve fundamentally different purposes and operate on different timelines. Therapy is often a long-term healing process focused on your past and present. It helps you work through trauma, mental health challenges, and emotional wounds, and it’s a vital service for understanding yourself. Coaching is an action-oriented, future-focused partnership. We work together for a shorter, defined period (3-6 months), concentrating on the present to build your future. The investment is for a highly personalized, strategic plan and a container of support that helps you move from where you are to where you want to be. The value lies in the clarity, tangible roadmap, and confidence you gain to execute your vision.

Coaching is for you if you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or if you know you have more to offer but aren't sure how to get there. It's for you if you're ready to get out of your own way, get honest about your priorities, and take action. You don't need to have all the answers, but you do need to be ready to do the work.

You will know I am the right coach for you if you are looking for a guide who is both empathetic and strategic. My approach combines the wisdom of my journey with the proven strategic methods of my professional career. I offer a space where you feel truly seen and understood, and you leave with a clear, actionable plan to get you to your "good ending." If my story resonates with you and you are ready to put in the work, I would be honored to work with you.

We meet weekly for 60-minute sessions via Google Meet. After every call, a full session transcript is delivered automatically, so you never lose an insight. Between sessions, you have direct email and text access Monday through Friday for questions.

The core engagement is 12 sessions. Two ELI Assessments are built in, one in the first session and one in the last, so you begin with a clear, data-driven starting point and finish with measurable proof of how far you've come. That full arc is why I recommend 12 sessions. Real, lasting change needs room to breathe and enough time to actually take hold.

The Energy Leadership Index is a research-backed assessment developed by iPEC, one of the most respected coach training institutions in the world. It measures how you show up as a leader in two states: your everyday, grounded self and your stressed, under-pressure self. Most people are genuinely surprised by the gap between the two.

Think of it less like a personality test and more like a mirror. One that doesn't soften the reflection.

Here's what makes it different from something like Myers-Briggs: your results aren't fixed. The ELI measures energy and energy shifts. That means the work we do together can actually move the needle in ways you can see and measure. It's not a label you carry forever. It's a snapshot of where you are right now, with real room to grow.

The debrief session is where the real work begins. Patterns become visible, blind spots get named, and the coaching engagement gets a precise, personalized starting point. Instead of spending the first few sessions figuring out where you are, we already know. We can go deeper, faster.

One ELI gives you a powerful snapshot of where you are right now. Two give you a before-and-after.

Session 1 opens with your debrief. That's your starting point. Session 12 closes with your milestone debrief. That's your proof of progress. By the end, you're not just hoping the work made a difference. You can see it, in measurable terms, in the data. Clients consistently describe the milestone debrief as the moment the work becomes real.

Yes, and it's worth understanding the distinction — both for the organization and for the executive being coached.

In a corporate engagement, there are two parties: the sponsor (the organization that arranges and funds the coaching) and the client (the executive being coached). Per the ICF Code of Ethics, both roles are clearly defined and established in writing before coaching begins.

The most important thing to know: everything discussed in sessions is confidential. The coach's ethical obligation under the ICF Code runs to the client — the person in the room. The organization does not receive session content, personal disclosures, or any details of what is discussed. That is non-negotiable.

What the organization does receive is confirmation that sessions are taking place, and at Session 12, the ELI milestone debrief provides a before-and-after data picture of how the leader has shifted. That data belongs to the executive, who chooses what to share.

This structure exists for a reason. Coaching only works when the person being coached feels safe enough to be honest. Confidentiality is not a courtesy — it is the foundation of the work.

All terms, including what is and is not shared, are outlined in a formal coaching agreement signed by all parties before the engagement begins.

Yes. The ELI 360 is an expanded version of the standard ELI assessment, and it is particularly powerful in a corporate setting.

The standard ELI measures how you see yourself — your energy, your leadership style, and how you show up under stress. The ELI 360 adds a second layer: it invites feedback from the people around you. Colleagues, direct reports, peers, and other nominated raters complete an assessment about you across 36 leadership competencies. Up to 25 raters can participate.

The debrief then compares your self-perception with how others actually experience you. The gaps between those two pictures — where you think you show up versus where others say you show up — are often where the most important coaching work lives. Blind spots become visible. Strengths that weren't fully recognized get surfaced. Patterns that are holding the leader back become impossible to ignore.

For organizations, this is a particularly compelling tool because it connects the coaching work directly to team dynamics, communication, and culture. When a leader shifts how they show up, their team feels it — and the ELI 360 can document that shift at both the individual and team level.

The ELI 360 is available as an add-on to any engagement. Reach out to discuss whether it is the right fit for your organization.

Yes, options are available depending on where you are and what you need. The best way to figure out what's right for you is a Discovery Call. We'll talk through your situation and land on an approach that actually makes sense for your life. Book one at in the links below or contact me

The first step is a 30-minute introductory call — no commitment, no pressure. It's a chance to talk through what you or your organization is looking for, ask questions, and determine whether the engagement is the right fit.

To schedule that first conversation, reach out directly at Jacqueline@bonfinicoaching.com